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Trump’s tariffs call for regional foreign policy response

The political class must resist the temptation to be swept up in the parochialism of current events.

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The Afr View

Trump trade risks go back to the 1890s

The president’s American tariff hero William McKinley shows how this new trade war will go wrong.

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Michael Stutchbury

Trump’s trade chaos may push down inflation and rates

The US tariff regime will be hard for markets but creates opportunities elsewhere.

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Christopher Joye

How Trump destroyed the world America built

The US president has successfully promoted populism, isolation and nationalism, accelerating de-globalisation and protectionism, all under the...

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Andrew Robb

Australia is more alone than ever. Our politicians are missing in action

Both major parties tell us that Australia today faces its most dangerous international environment since World War II. Both want to do nothing...

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Hugh White

Who won the first week of the election campaign

With week one done, we asked two former political staffers which leader had edged ahead on the election trail.

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Lidija Ivanovski

Trump’s colossal misjudgment will cost the US – and the world – dearly

Donald Trump is pretending the sharemarket carnage is all part of his grand plan to use tariffs to reboot the US economy. What happens when Main...

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Jennifer Hewett

Despite the DEI backlash, Aussie workers still open to gender equality

More than eight in 10 Australians say we need to stop pitting men and women against each other and focus on how men and women can work together to...

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Rebecca Huntley

Trump has soured my American dream

There was a chilling edge to the president’s declaration this would be “an entirely different country within a short period of time”.

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Jennifer Hewett

Libs and Labor election agendas not fit for Trump’s new trade world

Now, more than ever, we need leaders capable of acting in the national interest rather than in favour of sectional interests.

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Richard Holden

Long hours, distant targets: Lawyers are getting a raw deal

Demanding billable hours targets can make law firms unpleasant and stressful working environments. But there are better ways.

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Joseph Friedman

How Labor is running rings around the Coalition with base politics

Peter Dutton needs people around him to start getting their hands dirty as the government makes it all about him.

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Phillip Coorey

Why the Liberals are failing to woo a changing nation

The party is reduced to emphasising minor policy differences while leaving unchallenged the central premise of Labor’s campaign.

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John Roskam

No election road out of Australia’s energy perdition

The election contest between Labor’s faltering subsided renewables policy and the Coalition’s nationalised nuclear pipedream does not inspire...

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The Afr View

Why Malcolm Turnbull is wrong about AUKUS

Rather than repeatedly reassessing the submarine program, we should concentrate our political and intellectual capital on ensuring it stays the...

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Jennifer Parker

Bipartisan inflation illusion on no-productivity pay rises

Even Peter Dutton is joining Labor in pretending that real wages can increase while productivity is shrinking.

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Michael Stutchbury

What rusting Russian tanks teach us about the group chat debacle

When a national security establishment prioritises political loyalty over professional excellence – armies fail and many, many people die.

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David French

Investors are too calm on eve of Liberation Day

There are three ways Donald Trump’s announcement could go – and they would probably catch investors by surprise in some way, given current...

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Chanticleer

Australia counts cost of gas manoeuvres

Peter Dutton is the latest political leader with a new plan to lower energy prices. Will his gas policy work any better than all the others?

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Jennifer Hewett

Chalmers’ broken budget rule is a slippery slope in a world of debt

Australia has relatively moderate federal debt levels compared with most countries. But the picture is not so benign if ballooning state government...

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John Kehoe

Move over boomer. Gen Z aren’t voting left or right, they want to smash the system

Young constituents are not primarily animated by “wokeism” or culture wars. Their grievances are material – housing, jobs, and living standards.

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Nick Dyrenfurth

Higher wages without productivity? That’s what Labor reckons

Murray Watt’s claim that living standards are rising is a bold call amid an election being fought over one of the developed world’s biggest...

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Michael Stutchbury

RBA won’t join desperate guessing game

Central banks are as much on edge as markets, as the world waits to learn the impact and extent of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Caution reigns at the...

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Jennifer Hewett

Can Australia dodge the trade war bullet?

As the world waits for Donald Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs, Australia looks a good chance to fare better than most.

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Paul Bloxham

Influencers in parliament? The outrage is as tired as it is sexist

The response to female influencers in Parliament House was extravagant and patronising. Confirmation that the political class still thinks young...

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Jamila Rizvi

The 3 rules to understand Trump’s tariffs

Countries must remember that the US president’s trade policy is about power and security, not economics.

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Rana Foroohar

A Trump–proof Australia needs productive industrial relations

The lack of a real election contest over greater workplace flexibility will condemn Australia to lower productivity and leave the nation less...

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RBA has interest rate trigger for Trump trade war

The Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t quite sure what impact Donald Trump’s imminent next round of tariffs will have on inflation, but it is ready to...

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John Kehoe

More rate cuts? That would have to be an April Fool’s joke

The inflation fighter deep inside Michelle Bullock has resurfaced, and the RBA has reminded everyone that restoring price stability is the main game.

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Warren Hogan

Govern as fiscal conservatives to revive economic growth

Policy competition over budget repair to help sharpen the economy’s growth prospects and make everyone better off appears to be beyond Australia’s...

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The Afr View

Old pastime of redistribution, regulation, reckless spending returns

If you’re wondering why this election campaign does not have a clear frontrunner, the lack of convincing economic policies may be the reason.

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Tom Switzer

No joy for supermarkets in the election – but safeguards needed

There is a good case for both Labor and the Coalition’s proposals, but they should apply to all big businesses.

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Allan Fels

How personal messaging apps invaded our work life

The war plan leak saga says a lot about the irksome blurring of job and play on the chat software that have come to dominate so much of daily life.

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Pilita Clark

WGEA gender targets quack like quotas

Just as the critics of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency warned 20 years ago, what starts off as an aspiration has become a must-do for companies.

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Pru Goward

Albanese wins anti-Trump vibe, but Dutton in front seat by seat

According to the punters, a more conservative crossbench of 11, minus a couple of teals and Greens, would be willing to support a Coalition...

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John Black

Boost business investment to restore lost prosperity

A 20 per cent investment allowance would be a start. But the focus should be on sharpening the overall international competitiveness of the economy

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